It Felt Like Home

Daniel Mingea III

10/09/2007

Sensational Booker T. Washington High School cornerback Brandon Harris (5'10, 175, 4.45) took his official visit to LSU for their showdown against the Florida Gators and he gave TigerRag.com the lowdown on his visit to the bayou.

"Where do I start," Harris said
while laughing. "It was a great experience and I had a really good time.

"It was my first time being at LSU
and for that matter it was my first time being in the state of Louisiana. It was a good
feeling. To be honest with you it kind of felt like home. With the weather and
all it kind of made me feel like I was back in Miami. I liked the atmosphere in Baton
Rouge."

Scout.com's # 10 ranked corner
back in the country said his visit was action packed. Harris said he was able to
see a little bit of everything.

"My player host was defensive end
Ricky Jean-Francois," Harris informed. "It was cool because he is from the
Miami area so we
had some stuff in common. He was recruiting me to go there like most hosts do.
At the same time he was real with me. He told me that everything might look nice
and winning is good and all, but behind the scenes the team really puts in a lot
of hard work. I knew where he was coming from because in life anything that
is worth anything requires hard work and effort. Nothing comes
easy.

"I also met some LSU alumni, I had
dinner with the coaches, lunch with some professors and I even met with some
academic counselors," Harris added. "I had the chance to watch some film as
well. I like LSU's defensive scheme and I think I could definitely fit in
with their style. I was given the grand tour. It was a complete
visit."

Harris's visit to LSU was his
second of the season. Earlier in the season, the stud corner made a visit to
Florida.
Harris claims both visits were close to even."

"LSU and Florida are very
similar," he explained. "Both teams have good programs, great supporting fans
and they both showed me the real side of what college football is all about. I
would rank both visits high. I'd give them each the same
score.

"The outcome of the game did not
change anything with me either," Harris added. "Florida won last year and LSU won this year.
Both teams pulled off wins at home and that is usually how football
goes."

With that said, Harris says he is
still far from reaching a decision.

"I plan on making all of my five
official visits," Harris said. "I will then break all of them down and make my
decision sometime after that. My top teams are LSU, Florida, Miami, Oklahoma and Rutgers. I
want to give all of them a chance and I want to experience all of their
recruiting angles."

Away from the recruiting scene,
Harris has been busy in the classroom as well as on the
gridiron.

"This is my senior year," Harris
stated. "This is the fun part. I am set academically and I am a full qualifier
for the next level. My team is undefeated (4-0)," Harris said. "We are ranked #2
in the state of Florida and #5 nationally according to
ESPN.

"I am doing pretty
good this season, but I am never satisfied with myself," Harris said. "I
have a couple of interceptions that were returned for touchdowns and I have
also made a decent amount of tackles so far. It is hard for teams to throw the
ball my way because I shut their receivers down. They seem to be throwing the
ball to the other side of the field a lot this year. I guess that is what
happens once you kind of make a name for yourself as being a shut-down
corner."

Note: As a junior as a wide receiver,
Harris made 38 catches for 705 yards and 13 TDs. Defensively, Harris made 42
tackles, four sacks, six interceptions with two interceptions returned for a
touchdown, and added three kickoff returns for touchdowns. He maintained a 3.6
GPA last school year and recorded a 20 on the ACT.